10-11-2019, 08:18 AM | #113 |
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I'm gonna go full ignorant on this one:
Any sort of Dodge/ Chrysler. I've had an '85 Jeep Cherokee (loved it), '95 Mitsubishi Eclipse (had a Chrysler sourced engine)(loved it), and an '05 Dodge Neon (loved it). All were reliable and easy to work on. I'm just fatigued from owning them lol.
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This is where I am biased though, but any time I've touched a Ram I've been so off put by the suspension and boat feeling.. you go over any kind of bump and the suspension has to bounce for the next kilometer... And the light steering.. gross. I've tried to like trucks, believe me, but from a driving experience why would I ever want one.
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10-11-2019, 01:04 PM | #116 |
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It would be easier to list the ones I would buy rather than the ones I wouldn't I think, but here's the one's I absolutely wouldn't buy or take if you gave it to me (OK, I'd take it, sell it and buy something else).
Chrysler/Fiat: Never had a good experience with them, or known anyone that long-term had a good experience with them. Tesla: And not because it's electric, it's because it's too high tech. I don't want a car where I have to use a touchscreen to open a glovebox, and you have to pay extra to get a damn key fob. Also, don't like that they can decide to arbitrarily add/remove features to my car. BMW/Mercedes/Etc: Sorry not going to buy a car where the maintenance and parts are more expensive just because of the name stamped on them. Any Car from China: Not enough information to know if they are worth a damn. Any Exotic: The C8 is about as exotic as I will ever be willing to get with my own personal money, and this is only because it has a GM motor in it that I would expect to go the distance. OK, I might take a Ferrari 308GT but only if it comes with a lifetime warranty. I likely will not buy another Subaru/Toyota or other Toyota joint venture either. Don't get me wrong, I love my 86, but there are enough things I don't love that have soured me on another similar car unless they do something fantasmic with the MKII. As far as the folks talking about reliability, I've had the best luck with GM. 2 Chevy Astros, and 1 Lumina LTZ that all were relatively trouble-free through over 200,000 miles, and one that made it to 280,000. When they die though, they die hard. Also have a Suburban at 160,000 miles that has never had a drivetrain issue. Same with MomHawk's '05 Mustang. 110,000 miles and has never had a non-maintenance repair. I'm not a Ford fan myself so technically I wouldn't be buying it, but we do have them in the family. Honda experience has been the same as GM with multiple over 200,000 miles although there were a couple of repairs to get there, including one AT transmission rebuild on an Accord. Same experience for Toyota, including a GM Prism. All good solid cars and would buy again. Trucks, I only buy GM and motorcycles I only buy Hondas.
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As long as Honda continues to build ridiculously hideous cars I won't buy one.
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My dads 2018 Ram has none of the suspension issues either. But again, it’s a truck, what do you expect? |
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Can’t they solve that with progressive springs? Maybe not solve, but surely it can be made decent at both? |
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tl;dr No I'd consider any brand at this point.
Rumored Tesla truck seems awesome, if they can deliver >300 mile range on a full charge and maybe >200 miles towing and their powertrain reliability keeps on being unsullied I'd be pretty damn compelled. Give me an electric Ridgeline with some serious towing capacity and I'm in for a DD that can haul a racecar. I was skeptical of electric DD's until reading some reviews about how you don't realize the ICE NVH stresses you out until you spend a few days without it, looking forward to the day I can justify it. Edit: y'all want small trucks, not practical trucks, Hilux, Hardbody, Rabbit were the last we got in the states, Utes, car suspension with truck body, fun to drive, more practical than a dumb sedan or coupe. [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXk6lEYGQCQ[/ame] |
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Some do. You pay for it though. Like everything else something has to compromise and nothing can do everything perfectly.
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Dodge. Chrysler. Jeep.
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